The nominees for the Grammy Awards 2024 have been revealed, with Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Lana Del Rey, boygenius, Miley Cyrus, Foo Fighters and Arctic Monkeys leading the way.
Taylor Swift earned six nominations, including Album of the Year for Midnights. “Anti-Hero” is up for song of the year and record of the year, while her collaboration with Ice Spice, “Karma,” is nominated for best pop duo/group performance. Swift has won 12 Grammys to date, including three album of the year trophies for Intrepid, 1989And folklore. If Midnights proves victorious, she will become the first artist to win Album of the Year four times.
SZA leads all of this year’s contenders with a total of nine nominations. His album, SOS, is nominated for album of the year, and “Kill Bill” is up for song of the year and record of the year. Additionally, his collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers, “Ghost in the Machine,” is nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Revisit our cover story with SZA on the manufacture of SOS.
Speaking of Bridgers, she has received eight nominations, including seven for her work with boygenius. The group also including Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker released their first album, the recordnominated for Album of the Year and their song “Not Strong Enough” nominated for Record of the Year.
boygenius the record is also nominated for Alternative Music Album of the Year alongside Arctic Monkeys’ The Car and Lana Del Rey. Did you know there is a tunnel under Ocean Blvdthat of Gorillaz Cracker Islandand PJ Harvey’s I’m dying in the old year.
Olivia Rodrigo received six nominations in total, with her sophomore album, GUT, up for Album of the Year and “Vampire” for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Most interestingly, Rodrigo’s “Ballad of a Homeschool Girl” is nominated for best rock song alongside the Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age.
Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus also received six nominations each, while Lana Del Rey is up for trophies in five categories. On the rock front, the Foo Fighters, the Arctic Monkeys and Metallic each received three nominations. Rising country artist Zach Bryan also received three nominations.
Nominees for Best New Artist include Ice Spice, Noah Kahan, Gracie Abrams and Fred Again…
Other notable nominees include Aphex Twin, who is nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Recording; Dolly Parton, nominated for best country pop solo performance; Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, nominated for Best Americana Album; and Joni Mitchell, whose recent live, Joni Mitchell in Newport, is nominated for best folk album. Also of note: Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel received his first ever Grammy nomination for Best Box Set or Best Special Limited Edition Box Set.
A genre that hasn’t gotten any love from the Recording Academy? K-pop, which failed to secure a single nomination.
The Grammys, now in their 66th year, recognize the best albums, songs and music released between the eligibility period (October 1, 2022 to September 15, 2023).
The 2024 Grammy Awards will take place on February 4, 2024 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The event will be broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+.
The new category this year includes the additions for Best Pop Dance Recording, Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best African Musical Performance. Other changes involve the total number of nominees in the “Big Four” categories (Album, Record, Song and Best New Artist) being reduced from ten to eight. On the theme of AI, “Only human creators can be submitted to, nominated for, or won a Grammy Award. A work that does not contain any human authorship is not eligible in any category.
2024 Grammy nominations
Album of the year:
Jon Batiste – World music radios
boygenius – the record
Miley Cyrus- Endless summer vacation
Lana del Rey – Did you know there is a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Janelle Monáe – The era of pleasure
Olivia Rodrigo – GUT
Taylor Swift – Midnights
SZA – SOS
Song of the year:
Lana Del Rey – “A&W”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Jon Batiste – “Butterfly”
Dua Lipa – “Dancing the Night”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
Billie Eilish – “What was I made for?”
Record of the year:
Jon Batiste – “Cult”
boygenius – “Not strong enough”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Billie Eilish – “What was I made for?”
Victoria Monet – “On my mother”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Best New Artist:
Gracie Abrams
Fred again…
frozen spice
Jelly roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
Victoria Monet
The war and the treaty
Best Alternative Music Album:
Arctic Monkeys – The car
boygenius – The record
Lana del Rey – Did you know there is a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Gorillaz – Cracker Island
PJ Harvey – I’m dying in the old year
Best Alternative Music Performance:
Alvvays – “Belinda says”
Arctic Monkeys – “Body Paint”
boygenius – “Cool about that”
Lana Del Rey – “A&W”
Paramore – “That’s Why”
Best rock performance:
Arctic Monkeys – “Anything Goes Sculptures”
Black Pumas – “More than a love song”
boygenius – “Not strong enough”
Foo Fighters – “Saved”
Metallica – “Lux Æterna”
Best rock song:
The Rolling Stones – “Angry”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl”
Queens of the Stone Age – “Emotional Sickness”
boygenius – “Not strong enough”
Foo Fighters – “Saved”
Best rock album:
Foo Fighters – But here we are
Greta van fleet – Star Catcher
Metallic – 72 seasons
Paramore – That is why
Queens of the Stone Age – …In Times New Roman
Best metal performance:
Disturbed – “Bad Man”
Ghost – “Phantom of the Opera”
Metallica – “72 Seasons”
Slipknot – “Hive Mind”
Spiritbox – “Jaded”
Best Pop Solo Performance:
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
Billie Eilish – “What was I made for?”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best pop duo/group performance:
Miley Cyrus with Brandi Carlile – “A Thousand Miles”
Lana Del Rey with Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
Labrinth ft. Billie Eilish – “I’ve never felt so alone”
Taylor Swift with Ice Spice – “Karma”
SZA with Phoebe Bridgers – “Ghost in the Machine”
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Kelly Clarkson – Chemistry
Miley Cyrus- Endless summer vacation
Olivia Rodrigo – GUT
Ed Sheeran – – (To subtract)
Taylor Swift – Midnights
Best Dance/Electronic Recording:
Aphex Twin – “Blackbox 21F Life Recorder”
James Blake – “Loading”
Disclosure – “Higher Than Ever”
Romy and Fred again… – “Strong”
Skrillex, Fred again… & Flowdan – “Rumble”
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
James Blake – Play robots all the way to heaven
The chemical brothers – For this beautiful feeling
Fred again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9, 2022)
Kx5 – Rx5
Skrillex – Quest for fire
Best rap album:
Drake and 21 Savages – His loss
Killer Mike – Michael
Boomin Metro – Heroes and villains
Nas – King III’s Disease
Travis Scott – Utopia
Best rap song:
Cat Doja – “Attention”
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice ft. Aqua – “Barbie World”
Lil Uzi Vert – “I Just Want to Rock”
Drake and 21 Savage – “Rich Flex”
Killer Mike with André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane – “Scientists and Engineers”
Best rap performance:
Baby Keem with Kendrick Lamar – “The Hillbillies”
Black Thought – “Love Letter”
Coi Leray – “Players”
Drake and 21 Savage – “Rich Flex”
Killer Mike with André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane – “Scientists and Engineers”
Best Melodic Rap Performance:
Burna Boy ft. 21 Savage – “Sitting on Top of the World”
Cat Doja – “Attention”
Drake & 21 Savage – “Spin Bout U”
Lil Durk featuring J. Cole – “All My Life”
SZA – “WEAK”
Best Country Album:
Kelsea Ballerini – Rolling up the welcome mat
Osborne Brothers – Osborne Brothers
Zach Bryan – Zach Bryan
Tyler Childers – Rust in the rain
Lainey Wilson – Land below the bell
Best Country Pop Solo Performance:
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Brandy Clark – “Buried”
Luke Combs – “Fast Car”
Dolly Parton – “The Last Thing on My Mind”
Chris Stapleton – “White Horse”
Best Urban Music Album:
Rauw Alejandro – Saturn
Karol G – Mañana Será Bonito
Tainy – Data
Best American album:
Brandy Clark – Brandy Clark
Rodney Crowell– The Chicago sessions
Rhiannon Giddens – The Chicago sessions
Jason Isbell and Unit 400 – The Chicago sessions
Allison Russell – The ghost
Best folk album:
Dom Flemons – Roaming wildfire
The children of the milk carton – I only see the moon
Joni Mitchell – Joni Mitchell in Newport (Live)
Nickel Creek – Celebrants
Old Crow Medicine Fair – Jubilee
Paul Simon – Psalms
Rufus Wainwright – Folkocracy
Best Comedy Album:
Trevor Noah – I hope you want
Wanda Sykes – I am an artist
Chris Rocher – Selective outrage
Sarah Silverman – Someone you love
Dave Chappelle – What’s in a name?
Best music video:
The Beatles – “I’m Only Sleeping”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Billie Eilish – “What was I made for?”
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me In”
Troye Sivan – “Rush”
Best musical film:
David Bowie – Moon reverie
Lewis Capaldi – How I feel now
Kendrick Lamar – Live from Paris, the Big Steppers tour
Little Richard – I am everything
Tupac Shakur – Dear Mom
Best Original Soundtrack for Visual Media:
barbie
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The Fabelmans
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Oppenheimer
Producer of the year:
Jack Antonoff
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Hit Boy
Boomin Metro
Daniel Nigro
Songwriter of the Year:
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Shane McAnal
Theron Thomas
